Martin

RULING AND ORDER Re: BENCH TRIAL

On November 15,2016, the above matter commenced in a bench trial before this Court. Plaintiff Greg Martin (“Plaintiff’) filed this Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) disability benefits action against Defendant Aetna Life Insurance Company (“Aetna”), Federal Express Corporation Short Term Disability Plan (“STD Plan”), and Federal Express Corporation Long Term Disability Plan (“LTD Plan”) (collectively, “Defendants”), 1 after Aetna denied him short-term disability benefits under the STD Plan provided by his employer, Federal Express Corporation (“FedEx”).

Having received, reviewed, and considered the evidence presented, as well as the Parties’ arguments at trial, the Court makes the following ruling: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Judgment be entered in favor of Defendants.

I. FINDINGS OF FACT

Plaintiff worked for FedEx as a “Sr. Service Agenf/Non-DOT.” Admin. R. (“A.R.”) at 0215, ECF No. 31. Some of his essential job duties and responsibilities were assisting customers, tracking packages, preparing reports, keying alphabetic and numeric information into keypads, and checking paperwork. Id. at 0215-16.…